Golf-bag stand



Feb. 11, 1930. G. J. STROESSER EI'AL 1,746,403

GOLF BAG STAND Filed Sept. 28. 192

M MAJ WMWZ A TTORNEYS.

INVENTOR. W. M 7 M I rm M) Patented Feb. 11, 1930 sres PATENT OFFICE Iit GEORGE J'. STROESSER AND FRED MEDER, G33. MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN; SA IDMEDER Assienon TO sari) srnonssnn GOLF-BAG s'riinn i-Lpplication filedSeptember 28 ,1 927. Serial No. 222621.

Our invention relates to improvements in golf bag stands. i The objectof our invention is to provide a light, collapsible, easily constructedgolf bag 5 support which may be quickly secured to any golf club bag.

It is another object of our invention to provide a golf bag supportwhich will easily be collapsed against the body of the golf bag tofacilitate carrying the bag from place to place.

It is a further object of our invention to provide a detachable golf bagstand which will be receivable into the golf bag for stor- 5 age, ortransportation to and from the golf links.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side view of a golf club bag equipped with our stand andsupported in 2o operative position.

Figure 2 is a front view of the same bag and our improved stand.

Figure 3 is a detailed side view of the principal parts of ourconstruction.

Figure 4: shows the spring mounting for the legs of our stand. t

Figure 5 is a section on line 5.5 of Figure 3.

Figure 6 is a detail of the spring device for control of the clip.

Figure 7 shows themethod of securing the chain about the hag. 1

Like parts are identified by the same reference characters throughoutthe several 35 views. I Our device for supporting a golf club bag 1 isassembled entirely upon a comparatively small plate 2which is providedwith a hook 3 adapted to extend over the top of the bag and down intothe insideas indicated in Figures 1 and Aspring plate 4 secured to theinner face of plate 2 presses against the outside of the top of the bagto clamp the bag in the hook.

a At one side of the lower end of the plate 2 a ball head chain issecured as indicated at 6. This chain is provided to secure the plate 2to the bag by wrapping the chain about the bag and by snapping'it into aslot 7 opposite the point 6 at the other side of plate 2. 1 Obviouslyany bag, of any size may be secured to the plate in this manner for theadjustment is variable to any reasonable degree desired. I

The remaining structure comprising our device concerns the legs andmeans for controlling them. We have provided two legs for this purposealthough obviously a single leg with a broad foot at the bottom thereof,or more than two legs could be operated in manner similar to that now tobe described. Each of the legs 8 and 9 is connected pivotallyjto theplate 2 at 10 and 11, respectively, each leg having a spring metalshank. 12 between the pivotal connection and the wood or other li htweight material ofwhich the legs are made. These metal shanks are sosprung asto normally drawthe legs 8 and 9 closely together inparallelrelation in all positions of the legs about their respectivepivotal connections 10, however, the clip 13 mounted pivotally upon ahorizontal axis at 14 is provided to guide the legs to a spread positionfor supporting the bag as follows: When the bag is supported by the legsthe clip 13 is extended horizontally outwardly from the bag and thecurves 16 of the clip perform their function of receiving and hold ingthe le s so as to prevent them from collapsing against the bagorextendingthemselves too far away from it, These curves are formed inthe clip at the correct point to give the legsthe correct angle formaximum stability coincident with easy use of the bag by its owner.

When the bag is to be carried by its handle 16 downward pressure uponthe curved end 14; of the clip 13 will compress the clip wire and permitthe legs to snap out of their position as shown in Figures 1 to 5 and toassume a position contiguous to the bag where the clip by reason of theinfluence of a spring 7 will press the legs tightly against the baguntil they are again needed.

In actual use little attention need be paid to the device, for the usercan set up the bag merely by bringing the legs 8 and 7 in contact withthe ground and by pulling the bag away from the legs until the clipsnaps itself in place. When the next move is madethe bag is merelythrust toward the legs and the clip will snap the legs back toward thebag and hold them there. Obviously, the spring metal 12 of the legshanks will hold the legs together beneath the clip and when the bag isset up the clip will maintain them in spread position to provide 3 pointsupport for the bag.

We claim:

1. A device of the character described comprising a plurality of legs,spring shanks for the legs, a plate, and a clip pivotally secured to theplate and mounted thereon be tween the shanks for controlling anddirecting the motion of the legs about the pivots.

2 A golf bag support comprising legs provided with flexible shanks, aplate secured to said shanks, a, hook and a chain for holding the plateto a golf bag, and a clip for limiting relative movement between theplate and the legs, said clip being pivotally secured to the plate andextending between said legs and being provided with arcuate portionspartially encircling the legs.

3. The combination with a golf bag, of a plate provided with a hook anda spring between the plate and the hook, a chain adjustably connectedwith the plate and adapted to encircle the bag, legspivotally secured tothe plate, and a clip for guiding the legs in (pivotal movement to andfrom the plate an for limiting said movement, said clip being extendedbetween the legs and having portions extending transversely across the4. A golf bag support including a plate,

legs pivotally mounted thereon for movement between a parallel relationadjacent the plate and a divergent relation at an angle from the plate,and a clip for controlling said pivotal movement, said clip beingpivotally mounted on the plate and having portions extendin transverselyacross the legs.

{EORGE J. STROESSER. FRED MEDER."

